The Loadout Room
Professional Gear Reviews
Let’s look at what we can park on a rifle today, with some insights from a guy who’s got some experience with all of them. Let’s all agree these are merely observations. If, at the end, you’re dead set to get one of these, fine. The idea is simple, these words merely serve as a […]
The selection of ammunition is one of the key choices affecting reliability. If there is one thing we cannot compromise on, it’s reliability. It’s a fairly safe bet that if you were to peruse enough articles online you would find something negative about every available bullet out there. With our modern means of communication comes […]
Selecting and caring for ammunition is unending issue I’m asked about is carry ammo.In particular, how often do we change it out? I’m not going to say that I’m an expert, but have learned a few things over the years. For example- most people do not carry rifles around 24/7. You rarely see police even […]
If we have no choice but to engage a threat, we need to scan after the threat has been stopped. Scanning helps us begin a (hopefully) rapid return to normalcy post traumatic event. We need to scan 360 degrees, as there are likely several other things going on. Begin with an area scan, looking for […]
My first experience with a handstop came in the form of an obligatory “bump” on an MP5 handguard that warned me of further farther digital exploration would equal digital reduction. The HK-MP5 was one of the first fully auto firearms I’ve been lucky enough to tinker with, and began an unrequited love affair that cannot […]
Magazines and the firearms they fit can be fickle. Some guns will hum along on whatever magazine you put in them, while others…not so much. At this point, I will again say that no maker that might be named pays me anything. I do indeed have one “diva rifle”, that doesn’t like certain magazines, and […]
Magazines remain a “hot button” issue, like most things firearms related, and certain brands gather cults, just like certain firearms do. This is a Golden Age for firearms enthusiasts, whether it be the guns, the magazines, or all of the various ammunition that allow us to ply our trades. This article comes from a question […]
There’s an old adage about poker- if you’ve been at the table half an hour and haven’t spotted the sucker- it is you. This is how I recently felt when I paid TEN dollars for a magazine to pass the time. Inevitably, the magazines have a very small handful of people doing the lions share […]
If you have the internet, or if you’ve been around the AR15 for the last few years, you’ve seen the En Vogue Grip of the Moment- The ‘C” Clamp, or whatever name it has this week. This grip has the Support Arm forward on the rail, close to the muzzle, as it allegedly gives the […]
Modern firearms often come equipped with rails to accept, well, anything that may fit on them. A lot of people feel that a firearm is not complete without a light. We know there are tons of vendors willing to sell you lots of things you don’t need. The “lightweight rifle” won’t remain that way if […]
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